Construction Project Manager (NSW)
 

• Join Australia’s largest retailer! 
• Lead transformational projects and truly make your mark
• Embrace flexibility and remote working
• Sydney based

 
About Woolworths Format & Network Development
 
The Woolworths Format & Network  Development Team is a national team of 1,000, responsible for innovating and developing retail stores of the future across supermarkets, Metro & Big W. We’re construction people, facilities and asset management people. We’re planning & commercial people. We’re architects and sustainability people. We’re data analysts, refrigeration and air conditioning people. We are operations and training people. Together, we’re doing our part to bring fresh food and great experiences to our customers every day.

We implement designs by creating experience-centric technology-led, retail store formats that are purpose-built for our customers and teams. We innovate by focusing on Continuous Improvement, sustainable energy management, technology, and working with our suppliers, service providers and operations teams to move towards a healthier planet. We maintain all aspects of our stores through having highly specialised, skilled team members across all trades. Every decision we make is designed with our customers and teams at the heart.
 
 
The Role 
 
In this exciting role you will coordinate, plan and manage construction projects across the Woolworths portfolio. You’ll liaise with key stakeholders and be accountable for safety, time, cost and quality often in an operating store trading environment. You will minimise project impacts on performance in our stores on both renewal and new store projects.
 
In this role, key responsibilities will be:

• Ensuring project lifecycle is delivered on time and to budget to latest store design kit
• Engaging with multiple stakeholders including renewal managers, equipment purchasing officers, through to our construction and refit teams, contractors and shopfitters. 
• Participating in design and documentation processes to ensure agreements for built scope are fulfilled
• Issuing external market tenders for shopfitting and other trade requirements
• Providing summary reporting on projects
• Sharing documentation internally for review and approvals
• Managing the financial position of projects including cost reporting, forecasting and variation management
• Analysing tenders and making recommendations
• Attending construction meetings and providing influence to ensure alignment to project scope
• Reviewing variations to project blueprints
• Finalising contracts and arranging agreement between all parties
• Overall management of all appointed contractors for construction, including site safety and resolving all on-site issues. 
• Undertaking defects/incomplete works inspections
• Finalising contracts and arranging for signing to be completed by all parties. 
• Overseeing construction
• Undertaking timely project closeouts, carrying out built quality inspections and managing financial matters.

 
Who we’re looking for
 
The suitable candidate will have:

• Minimum 5 years experience in Construction Project Management in an end-to-end capacity
• Experience in retail supermarket environments / quick service retail desirable
• Qualifications in Construction Management or a construction based trade background an advantage
• Strong understanding of construction management methodology & principles
• Certificate IV in Workplace Health & Safety - Desirable
• Strong program management skills
• Intermediate to advanced MS office skills
• Proficiency with Project Management systems such as Microsoft Project & Procore
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills
• A high level of organisational and time management skills
• An ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently
• An ability to be flexible to adapt to ever changing environments
• Flexibility to travel to regional locations for site meetings & inspections
• Construction industry white card, first aid certificate & drivers licence
• Financial Management experience - SAP or similar

 
Why you’ll love it here
 
In addition to this exciting role, these are some of the benefits we offer:
 

• Team member discounts at all of Woolworths businesses
• An attractive remuneration package including base + super + bonus + Tool of trade vehicle
• Opportunity to collaborate on exciting projects with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia across our brands
• Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, we are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too
• An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the development opportunities for our people
• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will support you to thrive